Qʼumarkaj (Kʼicheʼ: [qʼumarˈkaχ]) (sometimes rendered as Gumarkaaj, Gumarcaj, Cumarcaj or Kumarcaaj) is an archaeological site in the southwest of the...
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The Kʼicheʼ kingdom of Qʼumarkaj was a state in the highlands of modern-day Guatemala which was founded by the Kʼicheʼ (Quiché) Maya in the thirteenth...
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Mirador La Joyanca Mixco Viejo Naranjo Nakbé Piedras Negras Quirigua Q'umarkaj Tikal Uaxactún Caribbean Sea Pacific Ocean Volcán de Agua Volcán de Fuego...
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The Spanish conquest of the Kingdom of Q'umarkaj took place in the K'iche' Kingdom of Q'umarkaj in 1524 between the Spanish and K'iche'. In 1524, conquistador...
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but accepted the offer and marched to Q'umarkaj with his army. In March 1524 Pedro de Alvarado entered Q'umarkaj at the invitation of the remaining lords...
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region of lowland Chiapas, where they met delegations from Iximche and Q'umarkaj at Tuxpán; both of the powerful highland Maya kingdoms declared their...
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Chichicastenango and the ruins of Q'umarkaj. The department has several pre-colonial archeological sites, including Q'umarkaj (near Santa Cruz del Quiché)...
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the most important cities in the Guatemalan Highlands at this time was Qʼumarkaj, the capital of the aggressive Kʼicheʼ kingdom. The government of Maya...
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The Games have had an equivalent to the Olympic Flame, being ignited in Q'umarkaj, one of the ancient cultural Mayan centers located in El Quiché, Guatemala...
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Qʼuqʼumatz (section Temple and priesthood at Qʼumarkaj)
of Qʼumarkaj, bore the name of the deity as a title and was likely to have been a former priest of the god. The priests of Qʼuqʼumatz at Qʼumarkaj, the...
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Maya monarchs (section Q'umarkaj)
Maya monarchs, also known as Maya kings and queens, were the centers of power for the Maya civilization. Each Maya city-state was controlled by a dynasty...
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the patron deity of the Nijaʼibʼ noble lineage at the Kʼicheʼ capital Qʼumarkaj, with a large temple in the city. Awilix was a Moon goddess and a goddess...
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war against this people. In pre-Conquest times, the Kʼicheʼ Kingdom of Qʼumarkaj was one of the most powerful states in the region. Kʼiche' was an independent...
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of the Spanish Conquest it had become part of the K'iche' Kingdom of Q'umarkaj[citation needed]. The name may be derived from xe laju' noj meaning "under...
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Postclassic 1200–1521 Tenochtitlan, Cempoala, Tzintzuntzan, Mayapán, Tiho, Q'umarkaj, Iximche, Mixco Viejo, Zaculeu Colonial 1521–1821 Nahuas, Maya, Mixtec...
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dance took place at Qʼumarkaj and involved a gathering of all the principal lineages subject to the Kʼicheʼ Kingdom of Qʼumarkaj, and as is described...
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rulers of Rabinal, and their relationships with neighboring Kʼicheʼ of Qʼumarkaj. The Rabinal Achí is performed during the Rabinal festival of January...
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Alvarado and his confrontation with Tecun Uman, ruler of K'iche' kingdom of Q'umarkaj. Although the dance is more closely associated with Guatemalan traditions...
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the most important cities in the Guatemalan Highlands at this time was Qʼumarkaj, also known as Utatlán, the capital of the aggressive Kʼicheʼ Maya kingdom...
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the Kʼicheʼ, to whom a great temple was erected at the Kʼicheʼ capital Qʼumarkaj. An ancient owl, one who foretells death. At a party held by all birds...
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19th century) Kingdom of Chimor (Chimu) (900–1470) K'iche' Kingdom of Q'umarkaj (13th century – 1524) Kingdom of Tlaxcallan Inca Empire (1197-1533) Asia...
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astrologer, and sacrificer of human beings (nacom). In the K'iche' Kingdom of Q'umarkaj, the most important deities (Tohil, Awilix, Jacawitz and Gukumatz) had...
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Partido, Argentina Atalaya, a part of the Guatemalan archaeological site Q'umarkaj Atalaya District, Veraguas Province, Panama Atalaya, Veraguas, capital...
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Kʼicheʼ culture was at its pinnacle at the time of the Spanish conquest. Qʼumarkaj, near the present-day city of Santa Cruz del Quiché, was its economic...
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into their capital Qʼumarkaj. Alvarado was deeply suspicious of Kʼicheʼ intentions but accepted the offer and marched to Qʼumarkaj with his army. At Tzakahá...
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the most important cities in the Guatemalan Highlands at this time was Qʼumarkaj, also known as Utatlán, the capital of the aggressive Kʼicheʼ Maya kingdom...
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conquistador Hernán Cortés, after he burned down the nearby Maya capital city of Q'umarkaj (or Utatlán, in the Nahuatl language). The oldest buildings, including...
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(Maya site) El Pilar El Porvenir (Maya site) Punta de Chimino Quiriguá Q'umarkaj Río Azul Sacul, El Petén San Bartolo (Maya site) San Mateo Ixtatán Seibal...
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four lords of Qʼumarkaj upon the approach to Quetzaltenango. The letter was dated 11 April 1524 and was written during his stay at Qʼumarkaj. Almost a week...
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at the site suggests a close relationship with the K'iche' capital of Q'umarkaj. Chutixtiox may have been a settlement in a polity that included the nearby...
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